Prevalence and determinant factors of depression and anxiety in people with chronic kidney disease: a Moroccan cross-sectional study.

Introduction: the chronic kidney disease (CKD), is associated with various psychiatric conditions and poorer quality of life. The main objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of depression and anxiety among CKD patients and to assess their determinant factors.

Methods: this is a cross-sectional study in a Moroccan university hospital.

Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Morocco: A Cost-of-Illness Study.

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem. The aim of this study is to estimate the mean annual direct medical cost per patient with CKD before the start of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in Morocco.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional cost-of-illness study, using a prevalence approach among adults with CKD before RRT in a Moroccan university hospital.

Comparison of quality of life in end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in a Moroccan city.

Purpose: End-stage renal disease patients (ESRD) generally complain about a poor quality of life (QOL). The current study aims to describe and compare ESRD patients' QOL according to dialysis modalities (hemodialysis [HD] and peritoneal dialysis [PD]).

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, conducted in dialysis facilities of a Moroccan university hospital, during October 2018.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Moroccan version of the incontinence quality of life questionnaire (I-QoL) in urinary incontinence patients.

Objective: Because of the importance and prevalence of incontinence in women, there is growing interest in the development and use of well-designed quality of life questionnaires. The objective of this study is to adapt and validate, the I-QoL, a quality of life questionnaire, in Moroccan dialect, and to assess its psychometric properties in people suffering from urinary incontinence STUDY DESIGN: One hundred patients (77 % female) with a symptom of urinary incontinence participated in the study and filled out the Moroccan version of the questionnaire. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire were assessed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α), the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and confirmatory factor analysis.